DOHA, Qatar - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says there is "no quick fix" to high oil prices because it is an issue of supply and demand.
"I don't...
Residents were slowly being allowed back into their apartments at the site of the massive Peabody fire that razed a 26-unit apartment building, and more will trickle in over...
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A Washington Times reporter has been subpoenaed by a federal judge who wants him to reveal the sources for a story he wrote about an engineer convicted...
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Barack Obama selected St. Paul, Minn., where Republicans will hold their convention, as the site for a rally Tuesday night marking the end of primary season...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The candidate is on an outdoor stage, her shoulders bobbing and weaving as two reggaeton performers dance around her. Welcome to Hillary Rodham Clinton's...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, newly defiant against her own party leaders, sought a victory today in Puerto Rico's presidential primary that...
Boston fans are embracing the Tinseltown limelight once again this week as the most storied rivalry in basketball history readies for a Garden matchup sure to make the city...
Boston Police Superintendent Rafael Ruiz said he spent most of his career on the streets and he's eager to return as night commander, the police official in charge of...
(Kyodo) _ About 100 Taliban fighters were killed in an operation to retake a remote district from the militants in southwestern Afghanistan over the past couple of days, the Interior... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:47 am
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Nineteen US soldiers were killed in Iraq in May, the lowest monthly death toll since the US-led invasion of 2003, the military said on Sunday, as the government reported a big fall in Iraqi deaths. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:42 am
Oil prices could hit $200 a barrel in the next few months. How the spike changes everything.This spring, America hit a historic point. With average gas prices per gallon edging toward $4, America's notoriously profligate ways started to change fast. Americans are driving less, using mass transit more, buying fewer gas guzzlers, indeed shopping Source: Digg | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:41 am
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of the first countries to commit troops to the Iraq war five years ago, ended combat operations there Sunday, a Defense Department official said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:40 am
If you've ever wondered just how Dwight Schrute would handle himself in a brawl with a gigantic robot, well ... it looks like you're going to get an answer. Source: Digg | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:39 am
The wealthy don’t generally speak publicly about their finances, in good times or bad. It’s in poor taste, for one. Lawyers, art advisers, personal trainers and hairstylists, say they are getting an earful about their clients’ financial anxieties...in those gilded living rooms, there is a quiet nervousness about keeping up appearances. Source: Digg | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:38 am
An elephant nicknamed "Osama bin Laden" that killed at least 11 people and injured dozens has been shot dead, officials in eastern Indian said on Saturday. Source: Digg | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:36 am
Reuters - The Beijing Olympic Games will face
bigger security challenges compared with previous games because
of the threat of a terrorist attack, a top Chinese military
official said on Sunday.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympic Games will face bigger security challenges compared with previous games because of the threat of a terrorist attack, a top Chinese military official said on Sunday.
AP - The Detroit Red Wings wrecked the Pittsburgh Penguins' home-ice advantage and gave themselves a shot to hoist the Stanley Cup in Hockeytown. Jiri Hudler snapped a third-period tie for the Red Wings, who rallied from an early deficit to beat the Penguins 2-1 Saturday night and grab a 3-1 lead in the finals.
Investigators yesterday combed through the rubble of James Hook & Co., searching for clues to the cause of Friday's seven-alarm fire at the landmark seafood company.
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AP - A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a possible new way to fight the disease.
AP - Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word.
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A car bomb exploded near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad during Sunday morning rush hour, killing at least two civilians and wounding five, police said.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:31 am
AP - Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and several of their famous colleagues including newlyweds Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller spread their wings Saturday night at the exclusive Butterfly Ball fundraiser benefiting Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based organization that helps homeless men and women find jobs and homes.
AP - The possible economic cost of confronting global warming from higher electricity bills to more expensive gasoline is driving the debate as climate change takes center stage in Congress.
AP - Lugging an enormous new lab, shuttle Discovery was in fast pursuit of the international space station on Sunday following a spectacular launch that one astronaut called "the greatest show on Earth."
AP - Barack Obama said Saturday he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago "with some sadness" in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and more recent fiery remarks at the church by a visiting priest.
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) -- Shootings that led to at least one death and allegations of ballot fraud forced elections officials to suspend voting in at least 17 polling stations Sunday, marring the start of Macedonia's early parliamentary election.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:22 am
AP - Shootings that led to at least one death and allegations of ballot fraud forced elections officials to suspend voting in at least 17 polling stations Sunday, marring the start of Macedonia's early parliamentary election.
(Kyodo) _ Grand champion Hakuho beat sekiwake Ama in a playoff final to win a mini tournament Sunday. Hakuho defeated Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu, who claimed his first Emperor's Cup last Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:21 am
AP - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, newly defiant against her own party leaders, sought a victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary that would give her a toehold on an increasingly slippery path to the nomination.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Democratic Party has restored the states of Michigan and Florida to its presidential convention with only half of their voting power, dealing a severe blow to Hillary Clinton ahead of Sunday's primary in Puerto Rico. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:18 am
Marmoset monkeys used in experiments are often subjected to precision brain surgery.Even the best welfare conditions entail suffering. "We know that the heightened sentience,intelligence and emotional needs of monkeys make even day-to-day life in a laboratory cage a grave animal welfare issue. Source: Digg | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:14 am
Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of the first countries to commit troops to the Iraq war five years ago, ended combat operations there Sunday, a Defense Department official said. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:14 am
Ten Earths could easily fit in the "claw" of this seemingly solar monster. The monster, though, visible on the lower left, is a huge eruptive prominence seen moving out from our Sun. The above dramatic image taken early in the year 2000 by the Sun-orbiting SOHO satellite. Source: Digg | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:11 am
A helicopter ferrying China quake victims crashes, as efforts to stop a quake lake flooding Mianyang continue. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:08 am
Fans of My Chemical Romance came from all over the country but the atmosphere was more carnival fairground than protest.There are few things that would drag a typical teenager out of bed early on a Saturday morning, but defending the honour of a beloved band from tabloid attacks is probably one of them. Source: Digg | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:08 am
MOSCOW (AP) -- Gay rights activists held small, scattered protests in Moscow on Sunday, flouting repeated refusals from city authorities for permission to hold parades or demonstrations.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:07 am
Gay rights activists held small, scattered protests in Moscow on Sunday, flouting repeated refusals from city authorities for permission to hold parades or demonstrations. Activists... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:07 am
An Israeli citizen convicted of spying for Hezbollah is deported to Lebanon after six years in prison. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:06 am
Gay rights activists held small, scattered protests in Moscow on Sunday, flouting repeated refusals from city authorities for permission to hold parades or demonstrations. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:06 am
The main party in Pakistan's shaky coalition government on Sunday gave its estranged key partner a draft of proposed constitutional reforms aimed in part at reducing President Pervez Musharraf's powers, officials said. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
(Kyodo) _ About 1,000 people marched in Hong Kong on Sunday to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown 19 years ago, help raise funds for earthquake victims in southwestern China's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, newly defiant against her own party leaders, sought a victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary that would give her a toehold on an increasingly slippery path to the nomination. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
US military deaths in Iraq are reported to have fallen to their lowest monthly level for four years. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:58 am
As protests flared along the Olympic torch route, games sponsor BHP Billiton Ltd. set up a very different clash of its own: A basketball game against one of the Australian miner's key Chinese customers. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:52 am
A weak tropical storm became the first named storm of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season, dumping rain as it moved across the Yucatan Peninsula. Source: FOXNews.com | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:51 am
NAQURA (AFP) - Israel freed and then deported to Lebanon on Sunday a convicted Hezbollah spy while the Shiite militant group handed over the remains of Israeli soldiers, sparking talk of a wider exchange. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:50 am
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nineteen U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq in May, the U.S. military said on Sunday, the lowest monthly death toll since U.S. forces invaded to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Israel freed a convicted Hezbollah spy on Sunday and the militant group announced moments later that it was turning over the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in the 2006 war in Lebanon.... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:47 am
ROSH HANIKRA, Israel (AP) -- Israel freed a convicted Hezbollah spy on Sunday and the militant group announced moments later that it was turning over the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in the 2006 war in Lebanon.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:47 am
CHICAGO (AFP) - New drug cocktails have shown promise in the fight against breast cancer, a diseases that annually kills more than half an million of women around the world, two new studies show. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:42 am
The weak U.S. dollar, market speculation and the subprime crisis are the causes for the spiraling price of oil, OPEC's current president said Saturday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:33 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Front-runner Barack Obama turned to wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination after a party committee dealt rival Hillary Clinton a blow by seating the disputed Michigan and Florida convention delegations at half-strength.
YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - Fears of a devastating flood from a lake formed by last month's Sichuan earthquake eased on Sunday after hundreds of soldiers and engineers successfully completed a channel to drain away the rising water.
Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of the first countries to commit troops to the Iraq war five years ago, ended combat operations there Sunday, a Defense Department official said. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:23 am
(Kyodo) _ Toru Hosokawa hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs, helping power the Seibu Lions in a 10-3 rout of the Chunichi Dragons on Sunday. Takeya Nakamura got things rolling Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:19 am
The big drama now facing the Democratic Party in the presidential contest is how, when and even whether Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will depart the race. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:15 am
(Kyodo) _ New Zealand's Waitakere United want retired former Japan international Hidetoshi Nakata to play for them at this year's Club World Cup in Japan, Japan Football Association chief Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:14 am
A car bomb exploded near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad during Sunday morning rush hour, killing at least two civilians and wounding five, police said. The blast was in a parking lot... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:07 am
(Kyodo) _ An advance screening of a documentary film depicting a 2005 antinuclear rally by Japanese Buddhist monks in the United States was held in Tokyo on Sunday, with a message that... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:59 am
ABERDEEN, South Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Saturday he quit his Chicago church in the aftermath of inflammatory sermons that could become a lightning rod in the November election.
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta on Sunday defended its response to Cyclone Nargis after stinging criticism from the United States, while a U.N. official said food supplies had yet to reach at least 200,000 people.
JIULING, China (AP) -- A military helicopter carrying 10 people injured in China's devastating earthquake and four crew members crashed in fog and turbulence, and authorities were searching for survivors, state media reported Sunday.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:30 am
Denny Hamlin made it nine victories for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series this season, leading all but 69 laps to win Saturday night at Dover International Speedway. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:28 am
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's junta said Sunday that it was prompt in providing relief to cyclone victims, an apparent response to global criticism over its handling of a disaster that left more than 130,000 people dead or missing.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:24 am
Berliners are bored with boars. The husky beasts are foraging through carefully tended gardens and rooting up city parks in search of food. Angry sows have even on occasion attacked people who strayed too close to their litters of piglets. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:23 am
Matucana's mayor is a worried man. The Shining Path rebels who terrorized Peru decades ago are back, moving across the jungle-draped slopes near his remote village and recruiting young fighters to their born-again insurgency. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:20 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. military deaths plunged in May to the lowest monthly level in more than four years and civilian casualties were down sharply, too, as Iraqi forces assumed the lead in offensives in three cities and a truce with Shiite extremists took hold.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:16 am
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Voting in Macedonia's parliamentary election was halted for security reasons in an ethnic Albanian area in the north of the country, the electoral commission said on Sunday.
Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and several of their famous colleagues — including newlyweds Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller — spread their wings Saturday night at the exclusive Butterfly Ball fundraiser benefiting Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based organization that helps homeless men and women find jobs and homes. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:12 am
Israel freed a convicted Hezbollah spy on Sunday and the militant group announced moments later that it was turning over the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in the 2006 war in Lebanon. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:04 am
A leader of anti-government protesters in Thailand says they will keep up their demonstrations until Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej steps down. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 1 Jun 2008 | 9:01 am
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's housing minister is planning to build hundreds of new homes for Israelis in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as the capital of their future state.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:53 am
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta, widely condemned for its slow response to Cyclone Nargis, said on Sunday it had reacted swiftly to the disaster and remained open to foreign aid with "no strings attached."
New freedom in Basra, Iraq's historically cosmopolitan city near the head of the Persia Gulf, comes with boundaries drawn by fear of the future. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:12 am
S Korean police fire water cannon and arrest 228 people protesting against plans to resume US beef imports. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:07 am
London's Underground system is mobbed by thousands marking the last night before an alcohol ban takes effect. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:02 am
CAPE CANAVERAL (AFP) - The US shuttle Discovery carrying a Japanese research laboratory raced toward the International Space Station Sunday after a successful launch from Florida. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jun 2008 | 7:46 am
The U.S. Africa Command, designed to boost America's image and prevent terrorist inroads on the continent, has scaled back its ambitions after African governments refused to host it and aid groups protested plans to expand the military's role in economic development in the region. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 6:51 am
Manny Ramirez joined the exclusive 500-home run club Saturday night, hitting a drive off Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chad Bradford to become the 24th major leaguer to reach the milestone.
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's metals and mining company Sterlite Industries said it has signed a deal to buy US copper mining company Asarco for 2.6 billion dollars. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jun 2008 | 6:03 am
GENEVA (AFP) - The WTO has finally created unity among its 152 members -- but unfortunately for head Pascal Lamy, the only thing all states agree on is that the prospect of a new trade deal is still as far away as ever. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:36 am
Voters in Switzerland vote on whether to make tough rules for foreigners to obtain citizenship even tougher. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:06 am
Democratic Party officials agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes, ruling on a long-running dispute that has threatened the party's chances in November and maintaining Barack Obama's front-runner status as he moves closer to the nomination.
Barack Obama has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and more recent fiery remarks at the church by another minister.
The US security chief tells the BBC the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan are the new focus for the war on terror. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:00 am
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Myanmar needs more than food and shelter. It needs human expertise for everything from cleaning water to mental health counseling - and right now, those experts can't get to the hard-hit delta.... Source: AP Top International News At 7:40 a... | 1 Jun 2008 | 4:52 am
Macedonia holds a snap general election amid a row with Greece and unrest among its Albanian minority. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 4:28 am
Myanmar needs more than food and shelter. It needs human expertise for everything from cleaning water to mental health counseling — and right now, those experts can't get to the hard-hit delta. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 4:23 am
Like a bolt out of nowhere, Usain Bolt is now the world’s fastest man. The Jamaican runner, who doesn’t even consider the 100 meters his best race, set the world record Saturday night with a time of 9.72 seconds, .02 seconds faster than the old record held by his countryman, Asafa Powell.
ABERDEEN - Barack Obama said Saturday that he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his long-time pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and more... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Jun 2008 | 3:55 am
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan troops killed a Colombian "subversive" in a border gun battle, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday, an incident that could fuel new tensions between the two countries.
WASHINGTON - The Democratic Party has backed a compromise to seat the disputed Michigan and Florida delegations at reduced strength, sparking anger from Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and threats to press the issue at the... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Jun 2008 | 3:30 am
PORT MORESBY - More than 1000 Papua New Guineans have staged a colourful anti-corruption walk through the streets of the capital Port Moresby.
Similar events were held across the country today to raise money for corruption watchdog... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 1 Jun 2008 | 2:45 am
US Democrats reach a decision on disputed votes from Florida and Michigan, leaving Barack Obama ahead. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:55 am
After an all-day meeting on Saturday, the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee agrees to seat Michigan's and Florida's delegates, but to give them only half-votes at the convention this summer.
Prince William is heading to the azure waters of the Caribbean as part of a two-month deployment in the Royal Navy despite his request to be as close as possible to conflict.
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama resigned his membership from Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago on Saturday. He had been a member there for 20 years.
BOGOTA, Colombia - Civil defence officials say a mudslide triggered by persistent rains has killed at least six people in northwestern Colombia.
National civil defence director Jaime Pineda says the deaths occurred around dawn... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 May 2008 | 9:44 pm
In barring women from the terror organization, Ayman Al-Zawahri said that a woman's role is limited to caring for the homes and children of al Qaeda fighters. But Muslim extremist women say they, too, have the right to wage jihad.
West Point's anthem, written in 1911, has a line that says "Guide us, thy sons, aright." As the choir sang it during the funeral for a female cadet killed in Iraq, Commandant Lt. Gen. James Hagenbeck decided the language should be changed.
More than 950 men and women graduate Saturday from West Point in New York. The newly commissioned cadets will become platoon leaders, and many of them will then head off to Iraq and Afghanistan for the first time.
There has been a swell of anti-immigrant sentiment in Italy, including attacks on the Roma population. Italy's politicians and Rome's new mayor, a former neo-fascist, are helping fuel anti-immigrant feelings.
The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee meets Saturday to resolve the dispute over the Florida and Michigan delegations to the Democratic nominating-convention this summer. Both states had held their primaries earlier this year discounted for violating DNC party election rules.
Former Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan's memoir didn't just blast the White House, it also blasted the media for failing to ask tougher questions in the run-up to the Iraq war. Jonathan Landay, national security correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, was among the few reporters who did question the administration's claims about the war.
Gas prices rose another cent on Saturday to $3.96 a gallon nationwide. The high prices are already prompting thousands of SUV owners to try and dump their gas guzzlers. Andrew Leonard, who writes the "How the World Works" blog for Salon.com, talks with Guy Raz about all the things that affect prices at the pump.
Beside a noxious sea of shifting grey mud they asked for help to rebuild their lives and for deliverance from further encroachment by the methane-spitting sludge.
Already 13 people from this district in the east of the Indonesian... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 May 2008 | 7:00 pm
Loyalists of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government to hold a public referendum on a long-term security deal with the United States that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq for years to come.
MIANYANG - Chinese authorities prepared to begin draining a swelling earthquake-formed lake Sunday after evacuating nearly 200,000 people and warning more than 1 million others to be ready to leave quickly.
The lake, called Tangjiashan,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 May 2008 | 6:00 pm
A homicide car bomb attack against a NATO convoy Saturday killed two soldiers and wounded four others, while fighting in the south killed 16 Taliban militants, officials said. Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 5:56 pm
North Korea questioned Saturday U.S. willingness to settle an ongoing nuclear dispute after criticisms by Washington included in a report on global democracy. Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 5:53 pm
Growing pressure on Iran to explain what could be secret nuclear weapons work has left Tehran increasingly defensive and the U.S. and its allies hopeful they can exploit the situation to wrest concessions from Tehran. But it may be too late for that. Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 5:53 pm
For eight years, President Pervez Musharraf dominated Pakistan and charmed the West as a straight-talking ally in the war on terror. Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 5:49 pm
Loyalists of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi government Saturday to hold a public referendum on a long-term security deal with the United States. Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 5:13 pm
Tens of thousands of people have died because Myanmar's government rejected offers of foreign aid for cyclone victims, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.
The Pentagon chief accused Myanmar's military rulers of being "deaf... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
China has evacuated more than 190,000 people from an area threatened by landslide-blocked rivers near the epicentre of last month's deadly earthquake in Sichuan province, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday.
Police shouting... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
The Vatican is investigating whether a woman who had inoperable lung cancer was cured by a miracle that would qualify Australian nun Mary MacKillop for sainthood.
Two doctors are looking into the case of a woman who was told in... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Work at a mass grave site in France, where 170 Australian soldiers are believed to be buried, could turn dangerous as archaeologists start excavating around what may be unexploded shells.
After a week's work at the site outside... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 31 May 2008 | 5:00 pm
Road assistance service DYA got an anonymous call at 1:30 a.m. saying a bomb would go off outside a construction company in Zarautz. Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 4:49 pm
Mike Shuster reports on the latest developments from an Asian security summit and discusses U.S. naval ships off the coast of Myanmar trying to deliver aid.
The annulment of a young Muslim couples marriage because the bride was not a virgin has caused anger in France, prompting President Sarkozys party to call for a change in the law Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 4:19 pm
Chinese authorities had evacuated nearly 200,000 people by early Saturday and warned more than 1 million others to be ready to leave quickly as a lake formed by a devastating earthquake threatened to breach its dam. Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 4:16 pm
Scott Simon talks with writer Elaine McArdle about her recent Boston Globe piece, "The Freedom to Say No." The article examines how when given the choice, women who excel in science and engineering often choose to go into other fields.
Pakistani scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan recanted his 2004 confession, delivered on Pakistani national television. He claims to have read the confession because of "promises made" to President Musharraf.
Assassins have burnt, shot or suffocated at least 15 Mexican musicians in the past two years and according to the newspaper they've all included narco corrdos, or drug ballads, in their set lists. Source: FOXNews.com | 31 May 2008 | 2:53 pm
Reuters - The Beijing Olympic Games will face
bigger security challenges compared with previous games because
of the threat of a terrorist attack, a top Chinese military
official said on Sunday.
AP - The Detroit Red Wings wrecked the Pittsburgh Penguins' home-ice advantage and gave themselves a shot to hoist the Stanley Cup in Hockeytown. Jiri Hudler snapped a third-period tie for the Red Wings, who rallied from an early deficit to beat the Penguins 2-1 Saturday night and grab a 3-1 lead in the finals.
AP - A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a possible new way to fight the disease.
AP - Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word.
AP - Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and several of their famous colleagues including newlyweds Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller spread their wings Saturday night at the exclusive Butterfly Ball fundraiser benefiting Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based organization that helps homeless men and women find jobs and homes.
AP - The possible economic cost of confronting global warming from higher electricity bills to more expensive gasoline is driving the debate as climate change takes center stage in Congress.
AP - Lugging an enormous new lab, shuttle Discovery was in fast pursuit of the international space station on Sunday following a spectacular launch that one astronaut called "the greatest show on Earth."
AP - Barack Obama said Saturday he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago "with some sadness" in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and more recent fiery remarks at the church by a visiting priest.
AP - Shootings that led to at least one death and allegations of ballot fraud forced elections officials to suspend voting in at least 17 polling stations Sunday, marring the start of Macedonia's early parliamentary election.
AP - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, newly defiant against her own party leaders, sought a victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's presidential primary that would give her a toehold on an increasingly slippery path to the nomination.
Manny Ramirez joined the exclusive 500-home run club Saturday night, hitting a drive off Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chad Bradford to become the 24th major leaguer to reach the milestone.
Democratic Party officials agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes, ruling on a long-running dispute that has threatened the party's chances in November and maintaining Barack Obama's front-runner status as he moves closer to the nomination.
Barack Obama has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his longtime pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and more recent fiery remarks at the church by another minister.
Like a bolt out of nowhere, Usain Bolt is now the world’s fastest man. The Jamaican runner, who doesn’t even consider the 100 meters his best race, set the world record Saturday night with a time of 9.72 seconds, .02 seconds faster than the old record held by his countryman, Asafa Powell.